Salaries for new teachers are set to rise to £30,000 by 2022-23, the Chancellor has confirmed.

In Wednesday's spending review, Sajid Javid said entry-level wages will rise by £6,000 in the next few years.

"A good school, inspirational teachers, are the most effective engine for social mobility that there is. That’s why today we are delivering on our pledge to increase school spending by £7.1bn by 2022-23," he said in his first statement since replacing Philip Hammond.

It will take starting salaries to £30,000.

"Today we start transforming further education, with a £400m increase in 16-19 education funding next year," Javid added.

This, he said, will include "£700m more to support children and young people with special educational needs next year."

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The confirmation comes just days after Education Secretary Gavin Williamson put forward plans to increase teachers' starting salaries by up to £6,000.

In a letter to the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB), he wrote: "Teachers truly are the lifeblood of a school and I have been instantly impressed by the dedication, commitment and hard work that I have seen from those at the front of our classrooms."

"I want the best talent to be drawn to the teaching profession and for schools to compete with biggest employers in the labour market and recruit the brightest and the best into teaching.

"Teachers should be in no doubt that this government fully backs them in every stage of their career, starting with rewarding starting salaries, and giving them the powers they need to deal with bad behaviour and bullying and continue to drive up school standards right across the country."

Williamson has also put forward a 'progression points in pay' system that to reward those who outperform.

From September, the Government will also be fully funding increased contributions to the Teachers' Pension Scheme.

It means teachers will get an employer contribution of 23.6% on top their salary towards their pension every year to ensure the scheme is fully funded.